Minutemen's onsite investigation of Mexican Consolate handing out IDs

TheSanta Ana, CA, Mexican Consulate setup a mobile
Mexican Matricula Consular ID center on UNITED STATES PUBLIC
SCHOOL PROPERTY- Capistrano School District at the Adult English Language
Development Center located at 31351 Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA.

The fee is $27 per matricula consular application.

When the Minutemen arrived at the Capistrano School District Adult School there was a hub of activity.
A mobile Mexican Consulate center was in full swing.

Mexican Nationals in the U.S. ILLEGALLY do NOT have a green card and
therefore need a Mexican matricula consular identification card - matricula
means: of a like group and consular means: from a consulate.Mexican government ID transactions on U.S. public school property

Box of matriculaconsular application forms on US public
school property

One Minuteman

After the Minutemen had been onsite for about an hour anda half, the mobile center was shut down - above
photo.

Once Minutemen began to observe and report, documenting and photographing.
The Mexican Nationals no longer ventured forth to the center and many, who had
been in attendance, left the mobile center.

MEXICAN DIPLOMAT
TELLS MINUTEMEN - LEAVE!

The Mexican diplomat, above, would not give us
her business card nor her name

The Mexican diplomat, above, approached the Minutemen as the Minutemen were
peacefully strolling about- on United States public school property - observing
and taking photos of the event.

Minutewoman - peacefully assembling on public school property

The Mexican diplomat repeatedly said, 'This a private event for Mexicans only .. You cannot be here . I am telling you nicely as I do not want to
call the police. Please leave.'Minutemen assembled on U.S. school
property

Minuteman Project National Rally Spokesman Raymond Herrera said to the
Mexican diplomat, 'No, we will not leave. We are guaranteed freedom ofassembly under OUR Constitution.'I said to the diplomat, 'The U.S. should
adopt Mexico's
immigration policy.'

'Oh,' she agreed. 'Mexico has
a very good immigration policy.'Mexican diplomat south side of the mobile center

The Mexican diplomat was particularly vexed by our photographing of the
event. ' DO NOT TAKE
PHOTOS,' she commanded repeatedly.?

Minutemen stated that in the USA, we have the right tophotograph in public. 'No, you cannot take photos,' she insisted.
Herrera and the diplomat then entered into a lengthy discussion in Spanish.

GANG
MEMBER with application in hand

The man, above photo, displayed gang hand signals and yelled out 'THIS IS
OUR TERRITORY!' The Mexican diplomat witnessed and seemingly approved of the
gang member at the 'Mexican Only' event.

He appeared to be filling out an application - in his left hand above.
Many have informally been told that in the Hispanic community only gang
members wear black shoes. Note in the photo above, the only man in black shoes
is the self-professed gang member.

Photo by Deb - Mexican Diplomat has a matricula consular card in her
hand

Suddenly the door above opened, and the Mexican diplomat, came out yelling.
The photo above is just before she lashed out.

To our utter amazement, the diplomat started to strike out at the
Minutewoman! We were in a state of shock. As she yelled, she struck
across the Minutewoman's lower right jaw and lip, several times.

The Minutewoman above, in her left hand,used her sign as a shield, while
pulling her camera back from the assaulting Mexican diplomatTen minutes after the assault the Minutewoman still had a 'stinging'
sensation on her lip and jaw area.

POLICE ARRIVEPolice arrivedafter the assault.

The police said they had been called by the consulate as
they had reported that the Minutemen were inside the building yelling and
pushing about. We never entered the building and had been quietly moving
outside, on school property.

Herrera spoke with officers then requested
they interview the diplomat.

Per the officer's request, the diplomat came forward.

'They must leave,' she said to the officer. But the officer replied, 'No, this
is a public school and they can be here.'The diplomat then said that we must stop photographing them.

'Ma'am,' the officer informed her, 'You are in a public area and they can
photograph.'The officer then asked her, 'Do you have the paperwork to use this
facility.'

'Yes,' she replied.

'I would like to see it,' the officer said,'I don't have the paperwork with me,' she said back to him.

'I would like to see your identification, '
the officer said.

'No, you can't,' she said to the officer.
The officer at this point followed her inside of the building.

'I have no identification with me. I did not drive,'she finally said
as the officer pursued the issue. At this point, the door shut and the
officer remained inside of the building.

OFFICER ON THE
PHONE

After the officer spoke with the diplomat,
he returned to his vehicle andspoke on
his cell phone for about 15 to 20 minutes.

After he hung up, he met with us. He said the consulate did not have
paperworkbut that he had spoken to the individual who had
granted the use of the school. He said that we could continue to assemble
on the school property.

He appeared sympathetic about the Minutewoman assault, but said the Mexican
Consulate staff had diplomatic immunity.

CONSUL VEHICLE

CALL!
Adult Education - San Juan Capistrano School District
949-489-7445

Matricula Consular cards are identification cards
issued by the Mexican government to mainly illegal immigrants living in
the United States.
Currently, more than 350 financial institutions accept Matricula Consular cards
as proof of identification thereby allowing thousands of illegal immigrants to
have access to mainstream U.S. financial
services